Regional transportation leaders and staffers who attended an annual lobbying trip to D.C. organized by Metro. Seated in front row: Metro Councilor Christine Lewis, Metro Councilor Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Washington County Commissioner Nafisa Fai, Metro Council President Lynn Peterson, Portland City Councilor Angelita Morillo. (Photo: Metro)Despite reservations that the Trump Administration and its stranglehold on our federal government would prevent regional transportation leaders from having a fruitful lobbying trip to Washington D.C. this year; it turns out the trip was a big success. (Wilson didn’t end up attending the trip, but Councilor Angelita Morillo — a vice-chair of council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee — represented Portland in his place.) Portland City Councilor Angelita Morillo speaks at a meeting at US DOT as Multnomah County Commissioner Shannon Singleton and TriMet GM Sam Desue look on.